Learning and generalization in healthy aging: Implication for frontostriatal and hippocampal function

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-15

  Krishna, Rakhee ^a   Moustafa, Ahmed A ^b,c   Eby, L Alan ^d   Skeen, Leslie C ^e   Myers, Catherine E ^a,f,g  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^g RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Basal ganglia; Generalization; Hippocampus; Learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIATE CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84860797961     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: 15370887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e318248ff1b     Document Type: Article

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